Nov 26 2014
Erroneous assumption?
Today, August 15, in the Catholic calendar is the feast day of the Bodily Assumption of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, into heaven at the end of her earthly life.
Mariology is a legitimate and necessary branch of theology, just like Christology (the doctrine concerning Christ), ecclesiology (the doctrine concerning the Church), eschatology (the doctrine concerning the end times), etc. Mariology is the branch of theology that deals with doctrines about the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
(Note to non-Catholics: the word is “Mariology,” not “Mariolatry.” Catholics don’t adore Mary, or worship her as though she were God. Though she is, by nature and grace, God’s greatest masterpiece, she remains merely a creature, not the Divine Creator.)
Mariology is both legitimate and necessary because divine revelation in Sacred Scripture does mention Mary, and what it teaches needs to be properly understood. Catholic teaching on Mary is typically a major stumbling block for Protestants — it certainly was for me — and Protestants are therefore often surprised by my assertion that everything the Catholic Church teaches about Mary can be supported by Scripture, as I hope to demonstrate over the course of these blog posts.
Nov 26 2014
Today, August 15, in the Catholic calendar is the feast day of the Bodily Assumption of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, into heaven at the end of her earthly life.